Chaz1138’s BodyBlog

WOOO HOOO!!!  The digi-scales rad 202.5 this morning!!!  I cannot tell you how long it has been since I have been down this low!

Hey, everyone!!!

I am a small time independent filmmaker in Upstate, NY (Albany region).

I have discovered that Gold Standard is having a contest to make a short video about using Gold Standard 100% Whey. The top prize is 100 lbs of their product.

Now, unfortunately, my physique is not that impressive, but I’ve got decent filmmaking chops. (see the films on my bb.com profile) So, I am looking for any bodybuilders, fitness models, figure competitors, etc. that use this product and would want to make a video with me about how they use the product. Male or female.

I can put in up to 5 entries, I can make videos for up to 5 different people!

If we win, we’ll split the prize 50/50 - 50 lbs. of whey protein for you and 50 lbs. for me.

If you live within an hour or two drive of Albany, NY and make a video with me for the contest, shoot me an IM or e-mail via bb.com.

The only way to submit a video is to post it on YouTube, so any entries made will be posted to my YouTube account for at least the run of the contest. As I will need to sign a release form with Gold Standard, if we win, I will be requiring you to sign a standard model release for to allow me to use your image and voice for the contest, at the time of taping.

*sighs*

Well, I weighed myself this morning and, according to the new digital scales, I have gained 10 lbs since February.  But my man-boobs have shrunk ‘way down, so go figure …
Not happy with that (referring to the weight gain, not my shrinking man-boobs) especially since I have started doing an hour of cardio in the morning, in the gym in the building where I work.  I burn off just slightly over 600 calories doing 30 mins of recumbent bike, on level 9, and then 28 minutes on the elliptical on level 10.

Maybe I need to see a dietician … ?

I made a some progress tonight.  I haven’t added more time to my workout, but I did manage to bump my total reps to 884, burning 278 calories!!!  I have not changed my last set of 6 sets of 10 "curls", so I must be getting more reps in on my back and legs.

I think the key might be that:

a) I am having a small meal a couple of hours before I workout, usually protein and carbs, with some amount of fat, like a meat and cheese sandwich or pasta and meatballs.  And

b) I have some small snack, like a demitasse or two of dark chocolate with a 500 mg taurine pill 20 - 40 mins before I workout.  And I suddenly have much more energy and endurance!

And I think I am building small amounts of muscle …

Fish is one of the favorite foods of many bodybuilders chow down on because of the protein content and healthy fats.  However, bodybuilders are not the only ones to enjoy seafood and, as a result, many kinds of sea life are endangered or are being fished in areas that have a high mercury content in the water.

Here is a chart of what kinds of fish to consume, what kinds to consume in moderate amounts and what to avoid.